Bus and Coach

Coach operator Alpine Travel is monitoring drivers’ tachograph compliance and their time and attendance with TruTac products ahead of a planned application to join DVSA’s Earned Recognition scheme. Compliance is handled by TruTac’s CPT Tacho Analysis software, a dedicated PSV…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK customer First Bus has won the contract to operate the delegate shuttle service at the upcoming COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The fleet of 22 BYD ADL Enviro200EV zero emission single-deck…

First Bus is now able to fully charge buses in its electric fleet in just four hours following the completion of Phase One of its EV charging hub in Glasgow. The company’s Caledonia bus depot has had 11 advanced rapid…

Lincoln-based PC Coaches has taken delivery of the UK’s first Scania Fencer single-deck bus. The vehicle is the Fencer f1 demonstrator which featured in the global launch of the range, which was staged in the UK in May. It will…

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK have supplied five Enviro 400 EV zero emission double deck buses for the new Stourton park & ride service in Leeds – the UK’s first solar-powered park & ride. The electric buses are…

A total of 42 charge points are now in operation at Camberwell Garage in South-East London, thanks to new electric vehicle charge points from UK Power Networks. The electricity firm worked with bus operator, Go-Ahead, to introduce the chargers that…

The Go-Ahead Group has set out a strategy to increase spending with small and medium sized businesses across all 12 of its UK bus and rail operating companies. In a program aimed at helping small businesses bounce back from the…

Liverpool City Region has ordered 20 zero-emission hydrogen double deck buses from Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) following a competitive tendering process. It is the first order for ADL’s H2.0 second-generation hydrogen platform, which has been designed to be more energy…

Stagecoach has launched a new long-term sustainability strategy, part of its plan to become a carbon neutral business by 2050. Stagecoach’s strategy – Driving Net Zero: Better Places to Live and Work – sets out plans to leverage the power…

New bridge alert technology has been successfully trialled by Stagecoach on its buses in Cambridge. The new technology will now be installed on about 4,000 double decker buses and high coaches across England, Scotland and Wales as part of a…